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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 04:40 PM) And yet he doesn't get the pub that he deserved. I think he'll be a 20 game winner and enter the discussion as one of the best LH pitchers in the game, one who possesses THE best curve. He's in Oakland. No one sees him pitch.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 04:39 PM) What kind of dumbass decides he doesn't want an extra $2M when he'd be playing in the same city and for a contender? Kerry Wood honestly. And tell me that if you had the opportunity to play for who you wanted for less money, or to go somewhere you despised that you wouldn't do the same thing? If Sarah Palin offered you triple your current salary to work for her, would you desert your current position?

I'd go for something that would end up as nice projectile vomit on whoever was executing me.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 03:09 PM) Let me guess, my obsession with the awful Jackson/Hudson trade or my hate for Juan Pierre? At least that's directly related to the White Sox. Joe Cowley writes for a newspaper. I can't believe this dude has this kinda impact on the board. lol, and the irony is that you keep complaining about it. Get over it, like you said, and this ends a lot quicker.

Jenks hasn't been on a pretty arc in his career.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 12:20 PM) The Celtics are the beasts of the east. I've watched a few of their games and KG looks considerably better than he did last year. All I was saying that if we played the Heat in the playoffs that we'd have little to no shot. Would I love to be wrong? Of course. My big worry about the Heat is we have no shutdown defenders in the backcourt, which is where Miami is the strongest.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 01:33 PM) Heard on the Score that Maggs is staying in Detroit for 1 yr $10M. Wow, I think they are spending money just to spend it at this point. I can't imagine anyone was willing to go close to that number besides Detroit.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 01:22 PM) He's right, though. Last year was fine because of the diss due to the AGON rumors. But f***ing get over it. He's just not that important. Keep those words close to your own heart.

Good luck Bobby.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 12:08 PM) I didn't see this posted elsewhere, but... former Sox minor leaguer Jeff Bajenaru is now a pitching coach for the Diamondbacks. http://espn.go.com/mlb/transactions Good for him. He is one of the nicest guys you will ever come in contact with. I hope it is the beginning of big things for him and his family.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 11:46 AM) Amazing how anybody with his injury history would have the audacity to be picky. But like I said, I want nothing to do with him. As long as multiple teams are interested, he can be picky.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 10:38 AM) According to Heyman, Jenks is looking for "Closer Money" ($8 mil). http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/15441482873839616 Yeah, if he was worth that much, the Sox would have offered arb then traded him.

With Boozer, Asik, and Taj... Noah is the star we can afford the most to lose. It will hurt, but we are very deep in the middle of the floor.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 10:18 AM) Yes. If anything its Wood's reps using the Sox to get a longer contract from the Cubs. Money was never mentioned in the Sox offer, just the length. Now that is very believable.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 09:20 AM) He's not even close to what Jay Mariotti was... anyone who says that clearly forgot about Mariotti's daily column ripping anything Chicago every chance he got... not just the White Sox and Ozzie Guillen either. Mariotti called for the firings of people and was a complete blowhard. Cowley is harmelss, and I find him entertaining and funny... it's clear he just wants to report on the team he is following. If it comes with a few wisecracks, I don't care, that makes it more readable and entertaining. Cowley is NOTHING like Jay Mariotti and doesn't spew the hate that he did. Anyone saying that has short term memory. He follows the exact same pattern of making multiple contradictory arguments at once, insulting anyone who disagrees with him, and being a pretentious dick when he is "right". Just like Jay there is pretty much little to no substance, and all conjecture based on whatever point he wants to be "right" about. He writes for the lowest common denominator who would rather be entertained, versus being informed.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 09:17 AM) This board's obsession with Joe Cowley is getting old. Every thread has Joe Cowley talk. Everyone, get over the fact that he ripped Soxtalk once! At this point it has way more to do with his being a second rate Jay Mariotti than anything else.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 09:10 AM) The money isn't our problem, though. Jerry clearly made an exception to sign Konerko and that didn't effect our relief budget one bit. They have also said that our budget is supposed to be $110 million, and we are going to blow through that with the arb guys.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 14, 2010 -> 10:29 PM) Am I the only crazy person who doesn't want to trade anybody from our rotation???? This doesn't make ANY sense to me. We're going "all in" by trading a piece of our awesome rotation? Or by dealing a good bat for relievers? I don't think anyone wants to, they are just worried about money.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 03:40 PM) The Department of Justice has filed its case in the big BP oil spill lawsuit. This is the part where the law explicitly states that the company owes the government a certain amount of money for every barrel spilled, which could total about $20 billion in this case. I'm sure the poorest will appreciate this new tax.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 04:14 AM) Not sure if Wood signed with Cubs yet but if that happens I think Kenny leaked info about Sox being interested and forced Cubs hand to sign Wood. I'd believe it more if this were the Twins or Tigers. I don't see Kenny trying to go out of his way to sabotage a team he has good relations with.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 06:23 AM) Yes, but half of it is deferred. 80% even. He is only getting $2 million this year, $3 mil in 12, and $5 mil in 13 from his one year contract.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 09:29 PM) A 6 inning set up man apparently. Damn, and the Mets already jumped on Carrasco.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 09:29 PM) $$$$ talks and I assume with Christmas coming, all stuff will be shut down for a couple of weeks. To not play for the Sox because of his love for the cubs just solidifes the loser cub mentality associated with guys that bleed cubbie blue. Remember Dunn wanted to play there a few weeks ago. Do you want to close for the Marlins or close for a team with as good a shot of any of wininng it all. Dunn also didn't say he wouldn't play for the Sox repeatedly either.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 08:36 PM) That makes sense. Anytime his name was floated on the trade market it was typically connected to the Rays. Not to mention they have lost their entire pen.

And FWIW, here is the article where Wood said he couldn't see himself with the sox. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-sp...,4854167.column